Guwahati, Sept. 9 -- In a triumphant declaration amid Assam's escalating environmental challenges, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the successful restoration of Borbari Hill's lost greenery, transforming the once-barren urban landmark into a thriving forest cover.

Fulfilling a 2023 pledge, the initiative has seen thousands of native saplings planted over two years, revitalizing the hill as Guwahati's "green lung" and boosting local biodiversity.

Borbari Hill, overlooking the bustling eastern fringes of Guwahati, had suffered severe degradation from unchecked urbanization and encroachment, stripping away its lush vegetation and exposing vulnerable slopes to erosion. The 2023 promise by Sarma came at a time when the city grap...